I went through my late teens as the initial smart phone boom was happening. I had a Motorola q that could get TV channels and had a keyboard. I had the enV that flipped open. And many androids/blackberries that I loved for their unique form factor and functionality.

I have never balked at spending money on a phone and for a long time i felt locked into generic flagship devices. With the debut of folding screens I feel like my appetite for unique devices rekindled. I think the power of android lies in its diversity of implementation.

So what features and functionalities would you choose over the next flagship release?

  • Nytelock@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    Headset jack and let me replace my damn battery. Also default option to uninstall non-OEM apps

    • phx@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      2 years ago

      You’re in luck for the battery thing. It’s basically going to be mandatory in the EU which should hopefully help push change everywhere

      • Thadrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
        32·
        2 years ago

        I really hate that it is becoming mandatory. I would have preferred the option to either have a reasonably priced service to replace the battery or have it user replaceable. Forcing one solution just seems not very consumer friendly.

        I don’t like the compromises they have to make to make them easily replaceable and I never had a battery fail on me.

        • phx@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          2 years ago

          Well, what we’ve seen this far is not making it mandatory just means that the battery will not be user-replaceable on 99% of devices, because that’s the most profitable way of doing it even if it results in a lot of extra waste